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DATE-TIME
4/5/99 8:45:59 AM
FROM
Sherman, David J.
CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED
SUBJECT
Kosovo: U.S. Decisionmaking [UNCLASSIFIED]
TO
Curts, Brenda E.
Gladura, Timothy L.
Howerton, Barbara E.
Knepper, Charlotte
McCarthy, Mary O.
Merchant, Brian T.
Mitchell, Donald A.
Sherman, David J.
Ward, Steven R.
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Washington Post
April 5, 1999 Pg. 1
Joint Chiefs Doubted Air Strategy
By
Bradley Graham, Washington Post Staff Writer
In the weeks before
NATO launched its air campaign against Yugoslavia, U.S. military
chiefs expressed deep reservations about the Clinton administration's
approach to Kosovo and warned that bombing alone likely would not
achieve its political aims, according to sources familiar with their
thinking.
The Pentagon's senior four-star officers, meeting in
closed-door sessions in the Pentagon's secure "tank" room, argued
that the administration should use more economic sanctions and other
non-military levers to compel Belgrade to make peace in the rebellious
Serbian province before resorting to airstrikes. They also complained
about what they saw as the lack of a long-term vision for the Balkans
and questioned whether U.S. national interests there were strong
enough to merit a military confrontation.
"I think it's safe
to say that I don't think anybody felt like there had been a compelling
argument made that all of this was in our national interest," said
one senior officer knowledgeable about the deliberations.
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